“Curtis” in Chinese
Curtis — French — "courteous, refined"
Curtis is written as 柯蒂斯 in Chinese, pronounced Kē Dì Sī. It is a sound-based transliteration; below you can hear it, check each character, and see whether it works as a natural Chinese name.
Curtis in Chinese
柯蒂斯
Kē Dì Sī
sounds like kuh-dee-ss
Character by character
Each character is picked for its sound. The literal sense is shown for curiosity — it is not what the name “means”.
- 柯Kēan axe handle; bough
- 蒂Dìstem of a fruit or flower
- 斯Sīthis (literary); transliteration
Is 柯蒂斯 a natural Chinese name?
柯蒂斯 is useful as a sound-match for Curtis, but it is not always what a native speaker would choose as a personal name. A natural Chinese name usually balances pronunciation, character meaning, and surname rhythm.
Natural name option
陈哲铭
Chén Zhémíng
sounds like chuhn-juh-meeng
Meaning: wise and inscribed
Refined male name.
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